Fantasia enrolls at Central State University
The American Idol season 3 alum is going to college. She writes, “PSA: I AM OFFICIALLY ENROLLED AS A STUDENT @centralstate87!!! I want to thank everyone who was apart of making this happen for me and working with my busy schedule. Special thanks to my Sorors @nataliemichelleturner @dbrown189 for connecting me with the amazing staff at Central State. Who knows… I may just show up to Homecoming in October!!!” Central State University is a public historically black institution located in Ohio. The singer will study business.
American Idol season 17 winner Laine Hardy Teases new song, Rope Swing
After returning to American Idol to share his experience with contestants earlier this season, Laine is previewing new music. After his arrest last year for wiretapping his girlfriend, the Louisiana native entered a program for first time offenders. If he completes it, his record will be wiped clean.
The Royal Frontman, Adam Lambert – Sari: Let’s start with High Drama. How did you pick these covers? Was there a theme or an overall feeling you were going for with this album? Adam Lambert: I narrowed down a long list by considering if the lyrics felt authentic to my experiences, if the melody would suit my voice, and whether or not I could figure out a way to truly reinterpret them. – Read more at InLoveMag
Clay Aiken Makes Surprise Confession to Ruben Studdard About ‘American Idol’ Journey – The former politician goes on to share that a secret he never revealed from his time on Idol was that he came out “to myself” during the show. “I had never really realized that I was gay until I met someone who worked on the show and who, you know, [kind of told me] in one way or another,” he says, laughing. – Read more at ETOnline
Lionel Richie Says It’s an ‘Honor’ to Perform at ‘Wonderful’ King Charles’ Coronation – “I mean, you don’t get in the business and say, ‘You know what? I’ll be at the King’s coronation.’ You know, that just never comes up,” Richie said. “[It’s] A, a surprise. B, what an honor. And C, the fact of all the names that are out there that he could have had for this, he called my name.” – Read more at People
Jesy Nelson Slams Media Coverage of Little Mix Feud: ‘I Think It’s Disgusting’ – “What’s really s–t about this f–king music industry is that when you’re going in to do an interview and you think you’re going to be talking about your music, and the video, and actually talking about something that’s really important to you, that went on in your life and has happened to women around you — domestic violence — which is what my music video was about,” she said through tears in an Instagram Story. “So naturally, people are gonna be curious, like, are we still speaking?” she continued. “I said, ‘No, we haven’t spoke for two years but I honestly wish them all the best. We’re all on our solo journeys, it’s such an exciting time for us all right now.’ And yeah, honestly that was all I said.” However, the former girl group member didn’t take kindly to the simple sound byte become the headline of virtually every story about the interview, rather than the focus being on her latest single “Bad Thing.” – Read more at Billboard
